CHAPTER 1642: CHAPTER 1362: HIRING YOU FOR ONE HOUR

Facing Jonas, whose eyes were filled with determination and enthusiasm for the workplace, Tony stared at him for a moment, then a look of great amusement appeared on his face.

"Yes, yes, people’s ideals never age, and you’re still very young." Tony stood up and said to Jonas in a tone one would use to comfort a madman, "Promise me, Mr. Jonas, that you and your ideals will last forever. As for me, I won’t be keeping you company!"

He was about to leave.

Jonas hurriedly stood up, "Mr. Tony, I just want you to know that I really can return to the workplace. Also, in these three years, although I was not in the position, I was still committed to the duties, constantly researching market dynamics, treating myself as a business manager at every moment, formulating strategies. You see, I even imagined myself as the top European merchant Soruns, creating many policies that inadvertently aligned with what he’s been implementing now. I want you to look at this..."

As he spoke, Jonas hurriedly took a stack of slightly yellowed paper from his bag and wanted to show it to Tony.

Unfortunately, Tony had already decided to leave, and Jonas instinctively handed over the stack of paper to block his way.

"Enough!" Tony shouted angrily, waving his hand and struck Jonas’s hand, causing the stack of paper to flutter and scatter in the air like butterflies.

Jonas was stunned.

Tony gave him a fierce glare, muttering, "Crazy! Look at you, comparing yourself to Mr. Soruns! You don’t know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!"

As he spoke, Tony turned and left.

Accidentally, Tony noticed a young Asian man at the next table, looking at him coldly.

Tony glared and strode away.

Lin Weiwei was somewhat angry at what she saw, and Lei Ying also wanted to call out to him, but was stopped by Bai Xiaosheng.

All around, the patrons of the café looked this way, looking at Jonas.

Many wore expressions of mockery.

This old man is really something, comparing himself to Soruns!

Many people whispered, making faint sounds of ridicule and even slight laughter.

Jonas remained silent, showing only some disappointment on his face, he bent down to pick up the scattered pieces of paper and carefully swept off the dust, smoothing the edges as if treating them as treasures.

When he stood up, Jonas noticed that the young man at the next table who had given him the newspaper had a few pages of his manuscript in front of him.

The young man was reading the content on them with interest.

Jonas’s manuscripts were initially written with pencil, later traced with an ink pen, had dates at the corners. They were analyses of market trends he made based on the scarce external information he got while in prison, forecasts for several industries, and even put himself as a manager for each industry, thinking about business development plans.

The manuscript content, now, had some right and wrong points, since back then, Jonas didn’t have more sources of information, no more resources.

"Excuse me." Jonas squeezed out a smile at Bai Xiaosheng, gesturing with his hand as if to say ’please’, wanting to get back his stuff.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled back and handed those pages over.

Seeing Bai Xiaosheng handing them back with both hands, Jonas quickly took them with both hands as well, with a smile that gained an additional glimpse of gratitude.

"You’re called Jonas, right? I’m Bai." Bai Xiaosheng introduced himself cheerfully to Jonas.

Jonas was startled, looked at Bai Xiaosheng and nodded, smiling, "Nice to meet you."

"I heard everything just now. I know you used to be quite a remarkable individual. And I am currently competing for a management position in a big company, but I don’t have much experience and feel very nervous. Can I ask you for advice?" Bai Xiaosheng stood and spoke sincerely to Jonas.

Jonas hesitated.

"I can pay you a fee, one hundred euros per hour, how about it?" Bai Xiaosheng asked with a smile, "I’ll hire you for an hour."

Bai Xiaosheng could see that Mr. Jonas was currently in a very difficult situation and must be desperately in need of money.

"This... alright. But I can’t guarantee that I will be able to help you." Jonas said earnestly.

The young man before him made him feel respected, bringing rare comfort to his heart.

Jonas glanced at Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying, noticing that those two young people also looked at him with kind eyes, and smiled in acknowledgment.

Bai Xiaosheng sat at Jonas’s table with a smile.

Lin Weiwei exchanged a glance with Lei Ying.

"What’s going on?" Lin Weiwei asked silently with her expression to Lei Ying.

Lei Ying waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to bother, and let Bai Xiaosheng take the lead.

Lin Weiwei glanced over there, shrugged silently, and asked no more.

There, Bai Xiaosheng and Jonas sat opposite each other, sharing a smile seeking advice.

With Bai Xiaosheng’s control over micro-expressions, it was easy to hide his identity and demeanor.

"Jonas!" Bai Xiaosheng silently recited in his mind, "Caucasian, over fifty years old, once a senior manager..."

With the conditions Bai Xiaosheng provided, Red Lotus swiftly filtered through thousands of "Jonas" entries, eventually locking onto a target based on available online visual features.

This entire process took less than a second.

Then, Bai Xiaosheng obtained the other party’s information.

Jonas was somewhat known here, not because he was once very prominent, or his imprisonment case was shocking, but because, three years later, the court admitted that his sentence was wrong, sparking media discussion.